Wage and Hour Division (WHD)

Fiscal Year Data for WHD

Welcome to the Wage and Hour Division's Data Page. As part of the Department's effortsto provide a more open government, WHD is providing the following aggregate enforcement data.These tables reflect both current and historical data to make the agency more transparent, accountable,and responsive. For enforcement data on a case level basis, see the DOL Enforcement Database.

In 1999, WHD began a transition to a new data management information system. Becauseof this transition and differences in the information captured in the data systems, data forfiscal year 2001 and beyond are more closely comparable than data reported in prior years.

*As previously noted, the concurrent application of multiple statutes on a single investigation means that H-2B workers are also covered under the FLSA (and other applicable statutes) and therefore may receive minimum wage or overtime back wages beyond any violations found strictly under the H-2B provisions of the INA.

*Wage and Hour investigations often involve the concurrent enforcement of multiple statutes. For example, if a case is initiated under DBRA, the investigation may disclose violations under other statutes such as CWHSSA, FLSA, etc. which is reflected in the data.

DOL's Enforcement Database (including data from WHD, EBSA, MSHA, OFCCP, and OSHA) - This site aims to make the enforcement data, collected by DOL agencies in the exercise of their mission, accessible and searchable, using common search criteria, by the public.

WHD Enforcement Data (csv 19.22mb) The dataset contains all concluded WHD compliance actions since FY 2005. The dataset includes whether any violations were found and the back wage amount, number of employees due back wages, and civil money penalties assessed.
NOTE: Findings Start Date and Findings End Date are not equal to Case Open Date and Case Close Date, which are not included in the dataset.

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